Saturday, May 22, 2010

There are various instructions around the internet that describe how to get Nikon Scan working on a 64-bit system. My instructions are slightly different and use only modified installation files from Nikon (nothing from Vuescan is used). Before I list the instructions, this will only work with and has only been tested with the following devices and operating systems:

The driver included with Nikon Scan is an older 'unsigned' driver. Newer versions of Windows will only allow you to install 'signed' drivers but there is an option to enable installation of 'unsigned' drivers. Before you can install the Nikon scanner driver as detailed in the next steps, you will need to look for instructions specific to your operating system version for how to enable installation of 'unsigned' drivers. After you have done this, proceed to the next step.

Install Nikon Scan 4.0.3 Vista 32-bit software. This was the last version of Nikon Scan that Nikon released before they ended support for the software. Windows will probably want to reboot after this step.

At this point the scanner will not work so you will have to update the driver for the scanner with a modified version of Nikon's Setup Information File (.INF file) that works on 64-bit systems. Create the file 'NikonUSBScanner.inf' with the contents shown below and save it somewhere like C:\Temp\Nikon (or just download NikonUSBScanner.inf):

In the same place you saved the custom INF file, you will also need the file 'NKScnUSD.dll'. This file can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Nikon\Driver\ScanUSB, so just copy if from there into C:\Temp\Nikon. This file was installed to your system when you installed Nikon Scan 4.0.3.

Install the modified driver files for your slide scanner:

Now that both installation files are in place in C:\Temp\Nikon, turn the scanner on and navigate to the device in the device manager (right click 'Computer' in the start menu or on the desktop --> Manage --> Device Manager).

Right-click on the scanner device and choose 'Update Driver Software'.

Next, choose 'Browse my computer for driver software' and browse to C:\Temp\Nikon where you saved the driver installation files.

Give Windows permission to install the driver and you should be all set to start scanning with Nikon Scan on your 64-bit Windows system.

66 comments:

Fan-freaking-tastic! I followed the steps and my Coolscan IV ED is now working perfectly with my Windows 7 64-bit machine. I really thought my scanner was useless after Nikon orphaned it by refusing to write a 64-bit driver. Thank you for your good work. You've made my day!

Found a patch for the firewire interface and my Nikon LS-4000 is working fine with Windows 7 64 Bit. Here's the link if anyone needs it:http://www.colorneg.com/nikonscan64.html?lang=enThanks to people like you for not letting Nikon and Microsoft render my $1000 scanning setup useless!

I have a Nikon LS40-ED and kept getting the same message when I tried to install not only this solution, but also Silverfast and Vuescan as suggested by Nikon UK. I realised that the scanner firmware was the cause. My scanner was at V1.05 (apears in the pop up window on scan preview mode for the Nikon software). The latest version is 1.2. Download this from the Nikon website. I used Nikon USA you may be able to do it from the UK/EU site as well. Nikon advise that the firmware will not install with V4.xx of the scanner software (uh!!!) so I downloaded v3.1.2 and used an old PC with win XP on it. After getting the original nikon LS40.inf driver installed, the firmeware installed easily. I then followed the advice on this page and the scanner worked immediately on my new laptop with win 7 64 bit. Brilliant! I hope this helps.

Hi ChristopherI cannot thank you enough for this post. I followed your instructions (wonderfully explicit by the way)and it worked perfectly. My CoolscanIV is now fully functional again. I strongly suggest that you contact the idiots at Nikon and ask them for a consultancy fee to post this fix on their site. Being fearful of messing up a new computer, I had read about forty complex fixes posted by others before I found yours. I really appreciate you efforts.

Thanks for this. The problem with Nikon is that they will continually try and get you to buy more & more products in order to make then work better. This can be overcome be installing the best driver tool :) You may wish to try a Driver Finder Review

I have Windows Vista 32-bit and a Nikon Coolscan IV ED, but my computer doesn't even recognize or identify the scanner. I've installed NikonScan 4.3.1, but to no avail. I've been at this for 3 weeks now, reading so many blogs but everything is about tweaking Vista 64-bit. What does it mean that my computer doesn't even identify the scanner (in Device Manager)? Help!

Due to a mother board failure, I had to rebuild my computer from old XP. I upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit with quad processor and 16G memory. This fix works! Let me add my heart felt thanks to you for providing this easy solution.

Hello Chris,I have a nikon coolscan IV with Nikon Scan 3.1.3 software and am not finding the file 'NKScnUSD.dll' you refer to in your instructions. Do you know which file I need with the 3.1.3 software or can you offer instructions for getting my scanner to work with windows 7? I appreciate your help. Jerry

In Windows 8 this doesn't work, because the digital signature enforcement is mandatory and it throws and error on the last update drive step. A little research revealed that you can disable signature enforcement but it requires a "Shift-restart." Basically go into Settings / Power, but then when clicking "Restart" you hold the SHIFT key down. This will bring up a blue screen with various options. Choose: Troubleshoot / Advanced Options / Startup Settings. Then when you reboot, another set of options comes up: you need to select option 7, disable certificate enforcement (or whatever the exact name is). Once booted, you can do the driver update in the device maanger and it will work. Thanks again to OP for this.

I followed your instructions, and I'm now able to use my Coolscan V with Windows 7. Many thanks! However, the scanner makes a significantly louder and coarser sound now, during the actual scanning, than it did when I used it with Windows XP. (And, in fact, when I now use it with Windows XP, the sound is also somewhat louder and coarser than it used to be.) This is annoying, but does it also signify a problem with the scanner? Might it have to do with the fact that my Windows 7 machine is more powerful than my Windows XP machine? The sound with Windows 7 is pretty much like the sound the scanner makes in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPRiY3U9pw8. I'd be very grateful for any input on this. Best, Tom

So many thanks. Using my Coolscan 5000 ED with 64-bit Windows 10! The only thing I had to do differently was force Windows to install the unsigned driver. Hold the shift key while pressing "restart", then follow the advanced options to start the next session with "disable driver signature enforcement". Everything else is just as described. Mark

Many thanks for this. I ha e successfully installed on Windows 10. For info on how to install unsigned drivers on Windows 10 go to http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/

Thank Christopher for this driver. He has work fine with my Nikon Coolscan ED5000 in Windows 10 Home. I have only one problem. Don't work if Digital ICE4 function is activated. When I scan 35mm film with de Digital ICE4 activated "Scan error" is reported. ¿This driver works with Digital ICE4 function of Nikon Scan Software? ¿Any suggestion?Thanks,Christian

Thank you so much. As soon as I found out how to disable the Distributor verification in Win7 (by rebooting while hitting F8, and choose the relevant option) your procedure worked perfectly. You really save me :-)Regards Rolf BL

I've been using this fix on Windows 8 for some time, it works perfectly. I'm concerned however, about upgrading to Windows 10, has anyone does this, will it continue to work or will I have to start over?

After upgrading from 8 to 10, I needed to re-install the driver following the process outlined in the above article - and it's working again.

Don't forget to boot Windows into a mode that allows the installation of unsigned drivers. See http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/ for instructions.

I've been using this fix on Windows 8 for some time, it works perfectly. I'm concerned however, about upgrading to Windows 10, has anyone does this, will it continue to work or will I have to start over?

My Scanner stopped working with the upgrade to Windows 10. Following the instructions above still gives me a "The third-party INF does not contain digital signature information" message and does not work. Is there anything else I can try?

Hello, thank you very much. For some reason my ED 5000 scanner work in Windows 7 Ultimate but when reinstalled the system to an original Windows Professional it did not work anymore. The driver that you wrote works perfectly! I'm grateful for have two Nikon CoolScan 5000Ed and you gave long life to them. Many, many thanks. www.machadoestudiodigital.com.brClaudio Machado

For one or an other reason the procedure http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how-to-disable-driver-signature-verification-on-64-bit-windows-8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/ to disable the driver signature verification did not work the first time, but after repeating it, everything went fine.

Problem with the Code 10, mentioned above, was solved by firing up an XP machine and updating the Coolscan firmware with Version 1.20 (from Nikon's website). The scanner was still running Version 1.05. Now it works perfectly. I'm using VueScan on a 64-bit HP Z230 with Windows 10.

I have Nikon Coolscan V ED scanner and windows 10 on my new computer. I followed all your steps to change program from 32 bits to 64. At the last step to change driver with two files, installation stopped with message : the third party INF does not contain digital signature information. What I have to do?

After a few months with W10, and shutting down all it's privacy features, I installed my Nikon Coolscan V, and discovered, like others, that it was a doorstop. Your .inf saved the day, and I used it a few times. After a W10 update or two, I then discovered that I had to do the entire digital signature procedure again, and install your .inf, as the Nikon software couldn't recognize the scanner. It works fine now, thanks to you. My father was smart back in the late '40's and on to use a slide film of the day, and now I can scan, retouch and print at Costco priceless family history. With retirement a few months away, I have billions of Agfachromes, Kodachromes, E-6 and color negs to scan. No more slide projectors...remember them?!

Julian and Leland, thanks a lot, even I how do not know much about computers finally made my Nikon scanner to work on windows 10. I was in Africa for two years with my Nikon F body and have bunch of very nice negatives to scan now Thank you again, Simo.

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Followed the instructions exactly. It was rather intimidating because it got into parts of my computer I am not that comfortable messing with. But it worked perfectly. Can't thank you enough.Prentis Drew - Kirkland, WA

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